Magnetars are some of the most extreme objects we know about, with magnetic fields so strong that chemistry becomes impossible in their vicinity. They’re neutron stars with a superfluid interior that ...

When the roiling nuclear fusion inside of a star begins to die — gravity crushing into the star’s waning fuel-store of hydrogen atoms, fusing them into heavier helium nuclei — the universe usually ...

A team of astronomers including two researchers from UCL’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory has made the first ever measurement of the magnetic field at a specific spot on the surface of a magnetar.

A dwarf star with a surprisingly magnetic personality and a huge hot spot covering half its surface area is showing astronomers that life as a cool dwarf is not necessarily as simple and quiet as they ...

The stellar merger has also given the star a new lease of life, effectively de-aging it by one-and-a-half million years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...